What is Medicaid? families with low incomes with disabilities related services Fastest growing aspect is nursing home

Who is eligible? Children under age 6 with income below 133% of the federal poverty line Children aged 6-18 with income below poverty line Pregnant women with income below 133% Parents whose income is within the state’s eligibility limit for cash assistance Most seniors & persons with disabilities who

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Unformatted text preview: No proposed cuts in Medicaid reimbursement for community based primary care centers Changes that would cut funding to hospitals Reinvest it as an incentive for pay-for-performance Government does not propose to make Medicaid eligibility changes Program Effectiveness Not all low-income Americans are eligible States have flexibility to determine the amount, duration, and scope of the services they provide under Medicaid Childless adults-over 21 who are not pregnant, disabled, &amp; not elderly are not eligible no matter how poor they are Legal immigrants are barred from Medicaid http://hcfany.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/10-11 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&amp;id...
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